The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-08
ANOTHER CRANK.
Benedict Krebbs Arrested e
Washington For Threatening
the President.

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He Is Undoubtedly Inssne-Findings Of
the Court in the Ceur dAlene
Scandal.
Bushyhead's Complaint Well Grounded
Number of Pension Certificates
Issued.
WASHINGTON, July A-Saturday evening
Omcer Gran arrested carpenter forty
seven years Of age who gave his name as
Benedict Krebbs, . native OF Sweden, and
said he has been living ut Springfield. Ill,
for years. He came here about three
weeks ago and stopped for night at the
Columbus Hotel on Pennsylvania avenue.
The next morning he told the clerk that he
was carpenter, and the latter gave him q
few days work. Then he paid in advance
for room in the hotel for month and took
his meals in the adjoining house. Krebbs
had not occupied his quarters in the hou Sc
long when he began to talk about the
President, and often inquired where he
lived. Several years ago, he said, there
was S5OOOOO coming to him from the Gov
eminent, but the President (Grant) got it
and spent it Then he said that President
Cleveland owed him $780, OOO, 900, which he
would have to pay, and he began talking
about killing the p President. One afternoon
when he had one Of these crazy spells on,
Krebbs held piece Of soap in his hand and
said: III can't get any thing else, I'll
kill Cleveland with this" Saturday the
man said he was going to get double-bar-
relied shot gun, and when Cleveland was at
church on Sunday he was going to shoot
the top of his head Of. Clerk Houston
thought that Krebbs would carry his threat
into execution, and notified Officer Graf,
who arrested him. Saturday night,
that in 1873 President Grant convened .
which granted him (Krebbs) 81, 0O ''fOr
ing" The President failed to keep his con-
Of the money. Now President Cleveland
acted in the same manner. He intended to
see the President when friends Of both
were present 50 that il there was any
trouble each would have o fair Oh ancc. Be-
single, he answered: Il am single, but it
is not my fault In 1877 I was driven from
an engagement in Wisconsin by assassina-
tion. The assassins were tried at the
capital and judgment was rendered against
them" The unfortunate man is held at the
station for examination by physicians.
UNDOUBTEDLY A CRANK.
WASHINGTON, July 4-Benedict Krebbs,
the Swede, who claims to be resident Of
Springfield, ILL.,, and who threatened to Kill
the President, was examined last night.
The physicians pronounced him as ''un.
doubtedly insane" From inquiries it was
found that Krebbs had escaped from the
Illinois Insane Asylum. He will be sent
back there this week. Meanwhile he will
be taken to the Government Insane Asylum
for safe keeping.
THE METHODS DEPLORABLE
WASHINGTON, July 4-The findings Of
the court Of inquiry into the allegations of
maladministratiOn and Irregularities on
the part of Colonel Frank Wheaton, Second
infantry, late commanding officer, and
First Lieutenant L. E. Clark, Second in
fantry, late acting assistant quarter
master at Fort C9ur d'Alenc, Idaho
have been made public. The court is
of the opinion that, while the actions
of the accused may have had their origin
in q jealous desire to create a military post
for which no adequate appropriation had
been made, the methods and processes
were deplorable, and were greatly to the
detriment Of the service, and sub
verslve Of all discipline; that Through
the disregard of law and regula-
tons by the officers concerned, the lawless-
reached the enlisted men of the command,
greatly demoralized them and scandalized
the army. The President has approved Of
the findings Of the court.
BUsHYHEAD's COMPLAINT.
WASHINGTON. July 4-In response to
request of the Secretary Of the Interior for
an opinion upon the subject the Attorney
General has decided that the Kansas &
Arkansas Valley Railroad Company has no
authority under the act Of June l, 1885, to
60 outside Of the limits of its right Of way
through the reservation Of the Cherokee
Nation of Indians in the Indian Territory
and take therefrOm 'such timber, sand,
stone, earth and other materials
as may be needed for the construction Of
the road" He also holds that under the
right Of way act the courts have jurisdic-
ton over the controversy Of tho Cherokees
with the railway company for trespass and
that it is the duty Of the executive depart
ment Of the Government to use its author
ity to protect the Indians. The case in
point is the claim Of Principal Chief Bushy-
head, Of the Cherokees, that tie contractor
for the railroad company is filling q con.
tract for furnishing 1,la5 ties and 500 feet
OF bridge material from timber cut from
the reservation nm aldo NJ tho ri0ht ~ NOV
PENSION FIGURES.
WASHINGTON, July IA statement pre-
pared at the Pension Office shows that
during the last fiscal year there were issued
IL, $40 pension certificates. OF this num-
Der 5,lA were original cases; S,4a5 were
Mexican war claims under the act
Of January %, 1857; 10000 were
''amputation" cases under the act Of
August 9, 1885; and 81. 107 were ''in-
creases'' cases. The remainder were ire
issue, =" restoration" or accrued claims.
This showing is said to be the best ever
made by the Office. In 1866, with proofs of
disability in nearly all cases practically at
hand, there were SO, III original allowances
made, and this was the best record up to
this year. The statement is also made that
there is not q case in the Pension Office that
has not been overhauled during the last
year and the proper steps taken to advance
it toward settlement
Ignorance No Excuse.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July THE Court Of
Appeals has decided that it is not good
defense for milkman who has sold impure
milk to plead that he did not know that it
was impure and that it is his duty to know